Well, the day is bright and sunny, and the fish are sure to bite
Cause down on the corner's got a poker game tonight
I can't do neither one, they'll have to understand
Gotta bring home the bacon, cause I'm a family man
Well, Johnny needs some brand new shoes, and Peggy needs a dress
My wife's knitting little things, and I don't have to guess
There'll be another smiling face to hold his daddy's hand
Gotta bring home the bacon, cause I'm a family man
Well, I'd like to take a shotgun, blow the alarm clock half in two
Call the boss and tell him, oh, buddy, we're through
But I gotta make some money, leave those castles in the sand
Gotta bring home the bacon, cause I'm a family man
I've always said when the kids were grown, I'd really have a ball
But I bet the years we're living now will be the best
So thank you, Lord, for everything, and united we will stand
Gotta bring home the bacon, cause I'm a family man